Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
Grey Flycatcher (Empidonax wrightii) - HBW 9, p. 362
French: Moucherolle gris
German: Trockenbusch-Schnäppertyrann
Spanish: Mosquero Gris
Other common names: Wright’s Flycatcher
Taxonomy: Empidonax wrightii S. F. Baird, 1858, El Paso, Texas, USA.
Formerly considered conspecific with E. oberholseri. Despite many similarities with that species, is apparently more closely related to E. hammondii and E. atriceps. Monotypic.
Distribution: Breeds extreme SW Canada (S British Columbia) and Great Basin states of NW USA S to SC California and E to S Wyoming and C Colorado, locally to W Texas. Winters SW USA and Mexico (S to S Baja California and Oaxaca).
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1st winter, SY bird. Note phoebe-like wag of tail and pale band across forehead. Locality Riverside County, California, USA (United States)
Conan Guard 8 January 2010 2 years ago 22 sec 3
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on a twig
Locality Tamaulipas State, Mexico (Northern) (Monotypic species)
Michael Retter 1 December 2008 2 years ago 3
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Singing adult Locality Sierra County, California, USA (United States)
(Monotypic species)
Andrew_Davis 7 June 2005 2 years ago 4
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